1852-O 50C MS(PCGS#6269)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2166

Grade

AU58

Price

2,350

Lot Description

1852-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101, Die Pair WB-1. Rarity-4. AU-58 (NGC). The obverse is toned in a blend of bold steel gray and mauve gray, while the reverse exhibits lighter silver-olive patina. Sharply struck throughout, with no outwardly distracting abrasions. The 1852-O has a limited original mintage of 144,000 pieces, and only two die marriages are known to numismatic experts. This issue is the rarest pre-1853 Liberty Seated half dollar from the New Orleans Mint, and it is particularly elusive in grades at and above the EF level. PCGS# 6269.